Happy Holidays everyone! Snow is gently falling here in South Bend, IN and it's looking pretty good for a white Christmas in these parts. In celebration of the Holidays here is a recipe for some sweet and spicy nuts shared with us by Brian from River City Productions and Cynthia from Girly Girl Gifts. Brian cooked the wonderful recipe for Cynthia's open house in November and the second one on this past Thursday, Dec 14.

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 Teaspoon Curry Powder

1/4 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

2 Tablespoons Sugar

1 Tablespoon Honey

3/4 cup black walnuts

3/4 cup pecan halves

Cooking:

Take a cookie sheet and lightly brush with olive oil. In a large nonstick skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add ginger, curry powder and cayenne pepper. Saute' until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Stir in sugar and honey. add nuts and continuously stir until the mixture is amber in color and the nuts are well coated. Approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Spread on cookie sheet and let cool.

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